Parkinson’s awareness week surrounds World Parkinson’s day on 11 April. Parkinson’s UK are making plans for 2022 on how to increase understanding of Parkinson’s as a serious condition. Follow our social media feeds for updates via Facebook and Twitter (@slypn).
World Parkinson’s Day – 11 April 2021
With another lockdown World Parkinson's Day, Parkinson's UK are holding a live event. Click the link below if you're keen to learn about the latest developments in Parkinson’s research, hear from healthcare professionals and people with Parkinson's about how they...
Newsletter April 2021
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PD Nurse guest speaker
Alison Leake, Parkinson's Disease Nurse very kindly joined us for today's virtual coffee morning. Alison works at St George's Hospital. We had a very interesting discussion and shared our experiences and recommendations. Please see the link below for a Symptom...
Virtual coffees and quizzes continue to bring us together
We are thrilled that we have been able to continue our meetings during the lockdown - all thanks to Zoom and the willingness of our community. We have discussed diet and nutrition, medication, exercise and tips for moving house! And thanks to Dominic Paviour,...
Diet and nutrition tips for Parkinson’s
We recently spoke about the importance of healthy and balanced eating and how it affects your Parkinson's symptoms. Here's a flyer from PUK. We've been busy comparing porridge recipes over on the WhatsApp group! Diet and Parkinson'sDownload
Newsletter March 2021
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Newsletter February 2021
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SLYPN is busy in lockdown
All our activities are continuing on Zoom in lockdown. Our weekly quiz has been great fun with surprising winners and fabulous quiz masters. Saturday mornings see us meet for coffee and chat about the week and all its highs and lows. We meet for boxing, Popping for...
Newsletter November 2020
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Parkinson’s Table Tennis World Championships 2021
We are entering a team for the Parkinson's Table Tennis World Championship being held in Berlin, September 2021. There's a warm-up tournament with the 4 Nations in Spring 2021. Fancy dusting off a bat and ball and joining the team? Please contact Sarah Webb for more...